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The Beast is a 1996 television movie starring William Petersen, Karen Sillas and Charles Martin Smith. Aired in two parts as a miniseries, the movie is based on the 1991 novel Beast by Jaws author Peter Benchley. The film is about a giant squid that attacks and kills several people when its food supply becomes scarce and its offspring is killed.
Original Release
04/28/1996 on NBC
US Release
04/28/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Petersen | Whip Dalton |
Karen Sillas | Lt. Kathryn Marcus |
Charles Martin Smith | Schuyler Graves |
Ronald Guttman | Dr. Herbert Talley |
Missy Crider | Dana Dalton |
Sterling Macer Jr. | Mike Newcombe |
Denis Arndt | Osborne Manning |
A.J. Johnson | Nell Newcombe |
Larry Drake | Lucas Coven |
Murray Bartlett | Christopher Lane |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 28 April 1996 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 29 April 1996 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Petersen | Whip Dalton |
Karen Sillas | Lt. Kathryn Marcus |
Charles Martin Smith | Schuyler Graves |
Ronald Guttman | Dr. Herbert Talley |
Missy Crider | Dana Dalton |
Sterling Macer Jr. | Mike Newcombe |
Denis Arndt | Osborne Manning |
A.J. Johnson | Nell Newcombe |
Larry Drake | Lucas Coven |
Murray Bartlett | Christopher Lane |
Laura Vazquez | Hadley |
Robert Mammone | Ensign Raines |
David Webb | Jameson |
Marshall Napier | Commander Wallingford |
Les Hill | Spike Sanders |
Charlton Hill | Chowder |
David Field | Scranton |
Laurence Coy | Farmer |
David Argue | Bates |
Helen O'Connor | Maeve |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Julie Cohen | Executive Producer |
Dan Wigutow | Executive Producer |
Peter Benchley | Executive Producer |
Tana Nugent Jamieson | Producer |
Judith Craig Marlin | Producer |
Michael R. Joyce | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1996 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |